
Johnie T Young
Governance & Regulation Desk
Johnie T Young is the byline of the governance and regulation desk at AI Policy Desk. The desk covers new AI laws, regulator orders, court rulings and the decisions a small team has to make because of them: the EU AI Act, US state statutes, FTC and state attorney general actions, privacy rules for AI tools. A post under this name starts from the primary document (the statute text, the agency order, the vendor's terms) and a source log where every number, date and name has a row with a quoted passage. The desk says which clause or paragraph it relied on, says what it could not read, and gives an opinion with the reason behind it. Posts that change after publication show an Updated date, and a Last reviewed date when the facts were rechecked.
- Starts from the statute or order
- Every fact traced to a source row
- Dated checks on each post
299 articles by Johnie T Young
Judge Voids Pentagon Anthropic Blacklist: Vendor Guide
Anthropic Pentagon blacklist ruling 2026: Judge Lin voided Hegseth's designation Aug 28. What AI vendors and current contractors must do next.
California SB 690 signed: which CIPA lawsuits survive
Newsom signed SB 690: website pen register claims under CIPA go to the Attorney General only. Wiretap and chat claims under Section 631 stay open.
OpenAI Wants Stricter AI Rules on Itself: What It Means
OpenAI asked California to strengthen SB 53 after its test agents breached Hugging Face. What training-time incident monitoring means for vendor risk.
OpenAI DOJ PERM Settlement: AI Hiring and HR Vendor Risk
OpenAI paid $3.2M to settle DOJ claims it buried PERM job postings to favor visa workers. What the settlement means for your AI vendor risk.
Anthropic's Project Panama: Book Destruction and FTC Risk
Anthropic's Project Panama planned to scan and destroy up to 2 million books. Groups asked the FTC for a Section 5 probe. A vendor AI risk checklist.
AI Agent Data Controls Register: A Free Template for 2026
Copy this AI agent data controls register: one row per agent with data touched, recipients, retention, logging and kill switch. Built for GDPR Article 30.
How to Update Your AI Acceptable Use Policy in 2026
Update your AI acceptable use policy in 2026 for Texas TRAIGA, the EU AI Act and state laws, with what to change in prohibited uses, human review and data rules.
SEC AI Governance for Investment Advisers: Exam Priorities
What do SEC examiners ask about AI in 2026? See the exact questions, Form ADV disclosures, and a 10-point readiness checklist for RIAs.
OpenAI Astra: Critical Cyber Threshold and Vendor Risk
OpenAI paused Astra on August 7 after it may have hit the critical cybersecurity threshold. Preparedness Framework rewrite. Vendor policy checklist.
AI Data Retention Policy Template: What to Keep and Delete
Copy-paste AI data retention policy template: retention periods for prompt logs, training data, and bias audits under GDPR, EU AI Act, CCPA, FTC.
California AB 1898 Died in Committee: What Passed Instead
California AB 1898, the 90-day workplace AI notice bill, was held in committee in May and never reached Newsom. What passed instead, and what to do.
SB 947 and SB 951 Signed: HR AI Rules 2027
Newsom signed SB 947 (operative July 1, 2027) and SB 951 (January 1, 2027) on Sept 30. What California employers must do on AI firing and layoff notices.